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Syria
Russian Perfidy at the UN

The Obama Administration and its Western allies are angry at Russia’s two-faced dealings on Syria, but they still may not learn their lesson.

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Shimon Peres (1923-2016)
A Man of Contradictions?

Shimon Peres: Inspirational or exasperating? Both. Wise or foolish? Both. Selfless or selfish? Both. Humble or egotistical? Both, in his own way.

Crude Economics
US Shale is the Biggest Winner from an OPEC Cut

If OPEC cuts output this November—a big if—American frackers will be cheering the loudest.

Hegemonic Hospitals
Monopolists Are Taking Over American Healthcare

The Affordable Care Act has played a substantial role in encouraging this trend.

War In Kashmir
India Hits Militants in Pakistan

Is this a pressure valve letting off steam in the long-festering standoff, or a fateful step up the escalation ladder?

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte’s Delicate Balancing Act

It’s not going to be easy for Duterte to make the Philippines into the Switzerland of the South China Sea.

Syrian Civil War
Grounding Assad

A no-fly zone in Syria, though difficult to arrange, could prove pivotal in ending the ongoing civil war.

Higher Education Watch
Report: Activist Faculty Too Overcome With Emotion to Do Research

Not the Onion.

Let's Talk Again
Abe Really Really Wants a Deal With Russia

If at first you don’t succeed…

Above Freezing
OPEC Sees Need for an Output Cut

OPEC comes out of meeting talking a good game about cutting production this November. More hot air from desperate petrostates?

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